Tag: Blood Disorders
Age, Disease Duration Are Predictors of CKD After Stem Cell Transplant
Age and hematologic disease length are positive predictors for CKD; acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a negative predictive factor
Rituximab Not Superior to Conventional Strategy for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Rituximab no better than glucocorticoids alone for inducing remission in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
High-Fiber Plant-Based Diet May Be Beneficial for Monoclonal Gammopathy, Multiple Myeloma
Pilot study showed diet quality and microbiome improved in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and smoldering multiple myeloma
AI Improves Risk Prediction in Patients With Myelofibrosis Undergoing Allo-HCT
Machine learning model outperformed all comparators and achieved better concordance indices across myelofibrosis subgroups
First Patient Cured of Sickle Cell Anemia
Multimodal Computational Framework Can Predict Prognosis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
In recent study, VAE-Surv achieved a median C-index of 0.78, outperforming classical approaches
American Society of Hematology, Dec. 7 to 10
COVID-19 Mortality Higher for Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome Patients
However, risk for hospitalization no higher for COVID-19 in these patients
FDA Approves Hympavzi for Hemophilia
Approval is for prophylactic treatment and targets protein in the blood clotting process
14 Percent of U.S. Adults Meet Criteria for Absolute Iron Deficiency
Among those without anemia, heart failure, CKD, current pregnancy, 11 and 15 percent have absolute and functional iron deficiency
